EP2549033B1 - Modular structure such as a tent or canopy - Google Patents

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EP2549033B1
EP2549033B1 EP12175053.3A EP12175053A EP2549033B1 EP 2549033 B1 EP2549033 B1 EP 2549033B1 EP 12175053 A EP12175053 A EP 12175053A EP 2549033 B1 EP2549033 B1 EP 2549033B1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H15/00—Tents or canopies, in general
    • E04H15/18—Tents having plural sectional covers, e.g. pavilions, vaulted tents, marquees, circus tents; Plural tents, e.g. modular
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    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H15/00—Tents or canopies, in general
    • E04H15/32—Parts, components, construction details, accessories, interior equipment, specially adapted for tents, e.g. guy-line equipment, skirts, thresholds
    • E04H15/58—Closures; Awnings; Sunshades
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/18—Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons
    • E04B1/24—Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons the supporting parts consisting of metal
    • E04B1/2403—Connection details of the elongated load-supporting parts
    • E04B2001/2409—Hooks, dovetails or other interlocking connections
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/18—Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons
    • E04B1/24—Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons the supporting parts consisting of metal
    • E04B1/2403—Connection details of the elongated load-supporting parts
    • E04B2001/2451—Connections between closed section profiles
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/18—Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons
    • E04B1/24—Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons the supporting parts consisting of metal
    • E04B1/2403—Connection details of the elongated load-supporting parts
    • E04B2001/2457—Beam to beam connections

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  • the present invention relates to the technical sector of modular structures, including tent type or tent, generally used to form shelters.
  • the modular structures concerned generally comprise vertical posts joined together by cross members to form a gantry.
  • two gantries as mentioned above are generally used, which are secured to each other by means of failures. These failures are therefore connected in a solid and removable manner to the gantries so as to form overall a stable modular structure.
  • This modular structure is preferably covered by a fabric, or by metal panels to form a shelter.
  • the purlins used to mount a modular structure comprise at one end a hook member for cooperating with a member arranged on the frames. Said member being able to receive the hook element.
  • the purlins comprise a protruding element adapted to engage in a receiving slot or other arrangement provided on the frames.
  • the gantries are previously mounted and held in a vertical position opposite each other. These gantries are arranged parallel to each other and are spaced a distance equal to the length of the purlins. The breakdowns are then raised by the editor by means of a bar being specified that the height of the porticoes can reach three meters. The assembler thus engages in the first place the hook of the fault in the member receiving the hook arranged on the gantry. Then it engages the other end of the fault in the arrangement provided on the other gantry.
  • Hook fixing decreases the stability of the assembly and requires a lot of precision to cooperate the fasteners with a bar and at arm's length of the editor.
  • the elements being of simple construction, they often break during the mounting operation.
  • This document describes a modular structure for shelter and the like comprising an aluminum support profile provided with housings all around the perimeter in order to fix profiles or intermediate parts.
  • One of the intermediate pieces consist in a receptacle piece which is fixed in one of the housing of the carrier profile and which comprises a housing adapted to receive a cylinder secured to the free end of a failure, said cylinder extending perpendicularly. to the longitudinal axis of the fault protruding from both sides of the latter.
  • This type of solution also has the disadvantage of requiring a high accuracy during assembly to introduce the cylindrical element in the housing of the intermediate piece, said assembly being long tedious because requiring the same way as the hook systems of the prior art an assembly of failures on gantries erected vertically.
  • this modular structure comprises a set of gantries, purlins and devices for attaching faults to said gantries, different from what may exist in the prior art.
  • the set of failures and the attachment devices of said failures are made so that they greatly facilitate the mounting operation of the modular structure and are strong enough to eliminate the risk of breakage during assembly.
  • the object of the present invention is thus to provide a modular structure that overcomes the disadvantages mentioned above by having an advantageous use compared to the solutions proposed by the prior art.
  • a modular structure, of the marquee or tent type comprising at least two gantries each consisting of vertical posts secured by cross members, the gantries being secured to one another by at least one horizontal failure, the tip being provided, at each of its ends, with a male or female part cooperating respectively with a complementary female or male part provided on each gantry;
  • said structure is remarkable in that the male part comprises a cylindrical element (6a) arranged between two elements projecting from the tip and adapted to cooperate with the female part consisting of a profiled piece comprising at least one tube intended to receive the element cylindrical of the failure, and in that, at a first end of the failure, the cylindrical member has an outer diameter substantially equal to the inner diameter of the tube and, at the opposite end of the failure, the cylindrical member has a outer diameter less than the inner diameter of said tube of the female part.
  • the female part comprises a means for guiding the male part to a so-called insertion ramp promoting the introduction of the male part into the female part or vice versa.
  • the male part comprises means for guiding it, with respect to the vertical axis, for insertion into the female part of said guiding means cooperating with the female part.
  • said elements protruding from the fault form the guide means relative to the vertical axis.
  • the two elements protruding from the failure are the two cheeks of a U-shaped member attached to each end of the fault.
  • Said failure comprises at least an upper portion, a lower portion, and two inclined transverse edges, said lower portion being shorter in length than the upper portion so that the transverse edges are inclined from the top to the bottom of the tip and form under the upper part of the failure a recess in which the U-shaped member is arranged in the extension of the lower part without protruding from the upper part.
  • the female part is in the form of a profiled piece comprising at least one tube intended to receive the male part of the purlin and having a longitudinal slot at its upper part, the width of the slot being smaller that the internal diameter of the tube and the outer diameter of the cylindrical element forming the male part so as to achieve the latching of the male part in said tube by elastic deformation of the wall of the tube.
  • Said female part comprises a first branch extending from the proximal edge, with respect to the gantry, of the tube of the female part, and comprising a first inclined part and a second part coming to bear on said frame, the first and second parts of the first branch forming the so-called insertion ramp.
  • Said female part also comprises a second branch extending from the lower part of the tube substantially symmetrically to the first branch with respect to a plane of symmetry passing through the longitudinal axis of said tube, said second branch comprising a first inclined portion and a second part taking support on the portico.
  • the second part of the first and / or second branch, bearing on the gantry includes holes for fixing the female part on the gantry.
  • the female part comprises a third curved branch extending upwards from the distal edge, with respect to the gantry of the tube of the female part, and whose concavity is oriented towards the slot of the tube, said third branch being curved forming the guide means of the male part to the so-called insertion ramp.
  • the radius of curvature of the third curved branch is advantageously greater than the radius of curvature of the inner wall of the tube and increases from its base, at the level of the slot, to its free end, in order to progressively guide the part male to the so-called insertion ramp.
  • the cylindrical element consists of an axis capped by a socket, said sleeve having an internal diameter substantially equal to the outer diameter of the axis and an outer diameter substantially equal to the inner diameter of the tube.
  • the modular structure (1) comprises in a known manner, vertical posts (2), secured to each other by crosspieces (3).
  • the vertical poles assembly (2) and sleepers (3) form a gantry (4).
  • a simplified modular structure (1) generally comprises two gantries (4). These gantries (4) are arranged parallel to one another and are spaced from the length of the purlins (5).
  • the purlins (5) are used to make the frames (4) integral with each other to thereby form the modular structure (1).
  • the modular structure generally comprises as a roof (not shown), a canvas stretched over its roof portion or metal panels.
  • the sleepers (3) are fixed to the vertical posts (2) by conventional fastening systems known to those skilled in the art, such as screws and bolts for example. These fastening systems are not the subject of the invention and it may be envisaged to use any other means performing this same function.
  • a failure (5) is an elongated hollow member comprising lateral edges (5a), transverse edges (5b), a lower portion (5c) and an upper portion (5d).
  • the lower part (5c) being of shorter length than the upper part (5d) so that the transverse edges (5b) are inclined from the upper part (5d) to the lower part (5c) of the purlin (5) and form under the upper part (5d) of the fault (5) a recess.
  • This particular form of tip (5) with beveled edges is particularly suitable for forming the ridge and sill failures of the modular structure (1); the other faults (5) extending between the ridge and sand pit purlins may possibly consist of parallelepipedic faults. Indeed, at the level of faults ridge and sand pit, it is advantageous to limit the space between the end of the tip (5) with the gantry to avoid wear, see even the tear of the fabric forming the roof when powering said web.
  • purlins (5) with beveled edges may be obtained by beveling the free ends of a parallelepipedal failure intended to extend between the ridge and sand pit purlins.
  • the purlins (5) with beveled edges may consist of parallelepipedic faults with free ends of which beveled parts are reported by any suitable means well known to those skilled in the art such as welding beads, rivets, etc. .
  • the purlins (5) are used to secure the gantries (4) to each other. In this way, a failure (5) is provided at each of its ends, a male portion (6) adapted to cooperate with a female portion (7) arranged on the frame (4).
  • the male portion (6) of the tip (5) comprises a cylindrical member (6a) and a U-shaped member (6b).
  • the U-shaped member (6b) is arranged inside the tip (5), in the extension of the lower part (5c) without protruding from the upper part (5d).
  • the U-shaped member (6b) comprises holes (8) on the two branches of the U, the holes (8) being able to come into contact with complementary holes (8a) formed on the lateral edges (5a) of the breakdown (5). These holes (8, 8a) are intended to receive fastening elements such as screws with bolts or rivets, or any other means performing the fastening function of the U-shaped member (6b) on the end of the breakdown (5).
  • the two branches of the U-shaped member (6b) protruding form two cheeks (6c) parallel receiving between them, at their free end, the cylindrical member (6a).
  • the female part (7), receiving the male part (6) is arranged on the gantry (4).
  • the female part (7) is in the form of a profiled piece (9) comprising a tube (10) intended to receive the male part (6) of the tip (5).
  • the tube (10) has for this purpose a longitudinal slot (11) at its upper part. The width of the slot (11) is smaller than the internal diameter of the tube (10).
  • the female part (7) comprises a first branch (12) extending from the proximal edge, with respect to the gantry (4), of the tube (10) of the female part (7), and comprising a first inclined part (12a ) and a second part bearing (12b) on said gantry (4), the first and second parts (12a, 12b) of the first leg (12) forming the so-called insertion ramp (13).
  • the insertion ramp (13) thus formed makes it possible to guide the cylindrical element (6a) until it is snapped into the tube (10) of the female part (7). This also facilitates the mounting operation of such a modular structure (1).
  • the female part (7) comprises a second branch (14) extending from the lower part of the tube (10) substantially symmetrically to the first branch (12) with respect to a plane of symmetry passing through the longitudinal axis of said tube ( 10).
  • This second branch (14) comprises a first inclined portion (14a) and a second portion bearing (14b) on the gantry (4).
  • the second portion (12b, 14b) of the first and / or second limb (12, 14) bearing on the gantry (4) comprises holes for fixing the female part (7) to the gantry (4).
  • Said fixing means used may consist of any means well known to those skilled in the art performing this function, such as screws with bolts or rivets for example.
  • the female part (7) has a third curved branch (15) extending upwards from the distal edge, with respect to the gantry (4), of the tube (10) of the female part (7), and whose concavity is oriented towards the slot (11) of the tube (10).
  • Said third curved limb (15) makes it possible to guide the male part (6) to the so-called insertion ramp (13). This further facilitates the mounting operation of such a modular structure (1).
  • the radius of curvature of the third curved limb (15) is greater than the radius of curvature of the inner wall of the tube (10) and increases from its base, at the slot (11), to its free end.
  • the purlins (5) forming the ridge and sill failures of the modular structure comprise, at a first end, a cylindrical element (6a) consisting of an axis (6d) whose external diameter is substantially equal to the internal diameter of the tube (10) and, at its opposite end, a cylindrical element (6a) consisting of an axis (6c) whose outer diameter is smaller, on the one hand, than the internal diameter of the tube (10) and on the other hand to the width of the slot (11) of the female part (7).
  • the cylindrical element (6a) whose external diameter is substantially equal to the internal diameter of the tube (10) consists of an axis (6c) capped by a sleeve (16) having an internal diameter substantially equal to the outer diameter of the axis (6c) and an outer diameter substantially equal to the inner diameter of the tube (10).
  • the other purlins (5) that is to say the purlins (5) intended to extend between the ridge and aperture purlins, comprise at their two ends cylindrical elements (6a) consisting of axes (6c) whose external diameters are slightly smaller than the width of the slots (11) of the female parts (7).
  • the two male parts (6) of the tip (5) are rapidly engaged in the corresponding female parts (7) of the frames (4).
  • these other failures (5) may comprise at their two ends cylindrical elements (6a) whose external diameters are slightly greater than the width of the slots (11) of the female parts (7) so that the two male parts ( 6) are engaged by snapping into the female parts (7) of the frames (4), without departing from the scope of the invention.
  • the first gantry (4) mounted and equipped with female portions (7) for receiving faults (5) the axes (6d) of the purlins (5) and gills are engaged, said axes (6d) having a diameter outside substantially equal to the inner diameter of the tube (10) of the corresponding female parts, in said tubes (10) of the female parts (7).
  • the connections made by the cooperation of the axes (6d) with the tubes (10) thus allow the rotation of the purlins (5) with respect to the gantry (4) along an axis of rotation perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the purlin (5) and more precisely with respect to the vertical columns (2) of the first gantry (4).
  • the first gantry (4) is raised and a second gantry (4) equivalent, previously mounted and also equipped with female parts (7), is positioned parallel to and spaced from the first gantry (4). a distance equal to the length of a fault (5).
  • the fitter then uses a bar (not shown) for lifting one by one the free ends of the purlins (5) fixed to the first gantry (4) in order to engage these ends and more precisely the axes (6c) in the tubes (10). ) female portions (7) arranged on the second gantry (4), said axes (6c) having a diameter slightly less than the width of the slots (11) of the female parts (7).
  • the bar used is any bar and is not the subject of the invention. It will be understood that any other means to lift the fault (5) can be used.

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The structure has two gates each comprising vertical posts (2) that are connected by cross-pieces. A male part (6) is cooperated with a female part (7). The male part comprises cylindrical elements (6a, 6e) arranged between two protruding elements. The cylindrical elements have outer diameter that is equal to inner diameter of an inner tube at an end of a breakdown tip (5). The outer diameter of the cylindrical elements is less than diameter of a tube of the female part at an opposite end of the tip.

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DOMAINE TECHNIQUE DE L'INVENTIONTECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

La présente invention se rattache au secteur technique des structures modulaires, notamment du type chapiteau ou tente, utilisées généralement pour constituer des abris.The present invention relates to the technical sector of modular structures, including tent type or tent, generally used to form shelters.

DESCRIPTION DE L'ART ANTERIEURDESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART

Les structures modulaires concernées, du type chapiteau ou tente, comprennent de manière générale des poteaux verticaux solidarisés entre eux par des traverses pour former un portique. Pour réaliser lesdites structures, on utilise généralement deux portiques tels que précités, que l'on solidarise entre eux par l'intermédiaire de pannes. Ces pannes sont donc reliées de manière solide et amovible aux portiques pour ainsi former dans l'ensemble une structure modulaire stable. Cette structure modulaire est de préférence recouverte par une toile, ou par des panneaux métalliques pour former un abri.The modular structures concerned, of the marquee or tent type, generally comprise vertical posts joined together by cross members to form a gantry. To produce said structures, two gantries as mentioned above are generally used, which are secured to each other by means of failures. These failures are therefore connected in a solid and removable manner to the gantries so as to form overall a stable modular structure. This modular structure is preferably covered by a fabric, or by metal panels to form a shelter.

Dans l'art antérieur, les pannes utilisées pour monter une structure modulaire comprennent à une extrémité un élément formant crochet, destiné à coopérer avec un organe agencé sur les portiques. Ledit organe étant apte à recevoir l'élément formant crochet. A l'autre extrémité, les pannes comprennent un élément faisant saillie apte à s'engager dans une fente de réception ou autre agencement prévu sur les portiques.In the prior art, the purlins used to mount a modular structure comprise at one end a hook member for cooperating with a member arranged on the frames. Said member being able to receive the hook element. At the other end, the purlins comprise a protruding element adapted to engage in a receiving slot or other arrangement provided on the frames.

Ces éléments sont de réalisation simple et ne donnent pas entière satisfaction en particulier au moment du montage. En effet, pour ce faire, les portiques sont préalablement montés et tenu en position verticale l'un en face de l'autre. Ces portiques sont disposés parallèlement l'un à l'autre et sont espacés d'une distance égale à la longueur des pannes. Les pannes sont ensuite élevées par le monteur au moyen d'une barre étant précisé que la hauteur des portiques peut atteindre trois mètres. Le monteur engage donc en premier lieu le crochet de la panne dans l'organe recevant le crochet agencé sur le portique. Ensuite il engage l'autre extrémité de la panne dans l'agencement prévu sur l'autre portique.These elements are of simple construction and do not give complete satisfaction especially at the time of assembly. Indeed, to do this, the gantries are previously mounted and held in a vertical position opposite each other. These gantries are arranged parallel to each other and are spaced a distance equal to the length of the purlins. The breakdowns are then raised by the editor by means of a bar being specified that the height of the porticoes can reach three meters. The assembler thus engages in the first place the hook of the fault in the member receiving the hook arranged on the gantry. Then it engages the other end of the fault in the arrangement provided on the other gantry.

Il est évident que cette manipulation est difficile à réaliser. La fixation par crochet diminue la stabilité du montage et demande beaucoup de précision pour faire coopérer les éléments de fixation à l'aide d'une barre et à bout de bras du monteur. De plus, les éléments étant de réalisation simple, il arrive souvent qu'ils cassent lors de l'opération de montage.It is obvious that this manipulation is difficult to achieve. Hook fixing decreases the stability of the assembly and requires a lot of precision to cooperate the fasteners with a bar and at arm's length of the editor. In addition, the elements being of simple construction, they often break during the mounting operation.

Il est également connu une structure modulaire mettant en oeuvre un dispositif d'accroche panne, tel que divulgué par le document FR 2 652 113 . Ce document décrit une structure modulable pour abri et similaire comprenant un profil porteur en aluminium muni de logements sur tout le périmètre afin de fixer des profils ou des pièces intermédiaires. L'une des pièces intermédiaires consistent dans une pièce réceptacle qui se fixe dans l'un des logements du profil porteur et qui comporte un logement apte à recevoir un cylindre solidaire de l'extrémité libre d'une panne, ledit cylindre s'étendant perpendiculairement à l'axe longitudinal de la panne en faisant saillie de part et d'autre de cette dernière.It is also known a modular structure implementing a device for hanging fault, as disclosed by the document FR 2 652 113 . This document describes a modular structure for shelter and the like comprising an aluminum support profile provided with housings all around the perimeter in order to fix profiles or intermediate parts. One of the intermediate pieces consist in a receptacle piece which is fixed in one of the housing of the carrier profile and which comprises a housing adapted to receive a cylinder secured to the free end of a failure, said cylinder extending perpendicularly. to the longitudinal axis of the fault protruding from both sides of the latter.

Ce type de solution présente également l'inconvénient de nécessiter une grande précision lors du montage pour introduire l'élément cylindrique dans le logement de la pièce intermédiaire, ledit montage étant long fastidieux car nécessitant de la même manière que les systèmes à crochet de l'art antérieur un assemblage des pannes sur des portiques dressés verticalement.This type of solution also has the disadvantage of requiring a high accuracy during assembly to introduce the cylindrical element in the housing of the intermediate piece, said assembly being long tedious because requiring the same way as the hook systems of the prior art an assembly of failures on gantries erected vertically.

DESCRIPTION DE L'INVENTIONDESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Un des problèmes que tente de résoudre la présente invention est de réaliser une structure modulaire plus simple à monter, plus stable et plus résistante que celle de l'art antérieur. Pour ce faire, cette structure modulaire comprend un ensemble de portiques, de pannes et des dispositifs d'accrochage des pannes auxdits portiques, différents de ce qui peut exister dans l'art antérieur. L'ensemble de pannes et les dispositifs d'accrochage desdites pannes sont réalisés de sorte qu'ils permettent de faciliter considérablement l'opération de montage de la structure modulaire et sont suffisamment solides pour supprimer les risques de casses lors du montage.One of the problems that the present invention attempts to solve is to provide a modular structure that is easier to assemble, more stable and more resistant than that of the prior art. To do this, this modular structure comprises a set of gantries, purlins and devices for attaching faults to said gantries, different from what may exist in the prior art. The set of failures and the attachment devices of said failures are made so that they greatly facilitate the mounting operation of the modular structure and are strong enough to eliminate the risk of breakage during assembly.

L'objectif de la présente invention est ainsi de fournir une structure modulaire qui pallie les inconvénients cités ci-dessus en présentant une utilisation avantageuse par rapport aux solutions proposées par l'art antérieur.The object of the present invention is thus to provide a modular structure that overcomes the disadvantages mentioned above by having an advantageous use compared to the solutions proposed by the prior art.

Pour résoudre les problèmes précités, il a été mis au point une structure modulaire, du type chapiteau ou tente, comprenant au moins deux portiques constitués chacun de poteaux verticaux solidarisés par des traverses, les portiques étant rendus solidaires l'un de l'autre par au moins une panne horizontale, la panne étant munie, à chacune de ses extrémités, d'une partie mâle ou femelle coopérant respectivement avec une partie femelle ou mâle complémentaire prévue sur chaque portique ; ladite structure est remarquable en ce la partie mâle comprend un élément cylindrique (6a) agencé entre deux éléments faisant saillie de la panne et apte à coopérer avec la partie femelle constituée d'une pièce profilée comprenant au moins un tube destiné à recevoir l'élément cylindrique de la panne, et en ce que, à une première extrémité de la panne, l'élément cylindrique présente un diamètre externe sensiblement égal au diamètre interne du tube et, à l'extrémité opposée de la panne, l'élément cylindrique présente un diamètre externe inférieur au diamètre interne dudit tube de la partie femelle..To solve the aforementioned problems, it has been developed a modular structure, of the marquee or tent type, comprising at least two gantries each consisting of vertical posts secured by cross members, the gantries being secured to one another by at least one horizontal failure, the tip being provided, at each of its ends, with a male or female part cooperating respectively with a complementary female or male part provided on each gantry; said structure is remarkable in that the male part comprises a cylindrical element (6a) arranged between two elements projecting from the tip and adapted to cooperate with the female part consisting of a profiled piece comprising at least one tube intended to receive the element cylindrical of the failure, and in that, at a first end of the failure, the cylindrical member has an outer diameter substantially equal to the inner diameter of the tube and, at the opposite end of the failure, the cylindrical member has a outer diameter less than the inner diameter of said tube of the female part.

Selon une caractéristique essentielle de la structure suivant l'invention, la partie femelle comprend un moyen de guidage de la partie mâle jusqu'à une rampe dite d'insertion favorisant l'introduction de la partie mâle dans la partie femelle ou inversement.According to an essential characteristic of the structure according to the invention, the female part comprises a means for guiding the male part to a so-called insertion ramp promoting the introduction of the male part into the female part or vice versa.

De manière avantageuse, la partie mâle comprend des moyens de guidage de celle-ci, par rapport à l'axe vertical, pour l'insertion dans la partie femelle lesdits moyens de guidage coopérant avec la partie femelleAdvantageously, the male part comprises means for guiding it, with respect to the vertical axis, for insertion into the female part of said guiding means cooperating with the female part.

De préférence, lesdits éléments faisant saillie de la panne forment les moyens de guidage par rapport à l'axe vertical.Preferably, said elements protruding from the fault form the guide means relative to the vertical axis.

Par ailleurs, les deux éléments faisant saillie de la panne sont les deux joues d'un organe en forme de U fixé à chaque extrémité de la panne.In addition, the two elements protruding from the failure are the two cheeks of a U-shaped member attached to each end of the fault.

Ladite panne comprend au moins une partie supérieure, une partie inférieure, et deux bords transversaux inclinés, ladite partie inférieure étant de longueur plus courte que la partie supérieure de sorte que les bords transversaux sont inclinés depuis la partie supérieure vers la partie inférieure de la panne et forment sous la partie supérieure de la panne un évidement dans lequel l'organe en forme de U est agencé dans le prolongement de la partie inférieure sans faire saillie de la partie supérieure.Said failure comprises at least an upper portion, a lower portion, and two inclined transverse edges, said lower portion being shorter in length than the upper portion so that the transverse edges are inclined from the top to the bottom of the tip and form under the upper part of the failure a recess in which the U-shaped member is arranged in the extension of the lower part without protruding from the upper part.

De préférence, la partie femelle se présente sous la forme d'une pièce profilée comprenant au moins un tube destiné à recevoir la partie mâle de la panne et présentant une fente longitudinale au niveau de sa partie supérieure, la largeur de la fente étant plus petite que le diamètre interne du tube et du diamètre externe de l'élément cylindrique formant la partie mâle de manière à réaliser l'encliquetage de la partie mâle dans ledit tube par déformation élastique de la paroi du tube.Preferably, the female part is in the form of a profiled piece comprising at least one tube intended to receive the male part of the purlin and having a longitudinal slot at its upper part, the width of the slot being smaller that the internal diameter of the tube and the outer diameter of the cylindrical element forming the male part so as to achieve the latching of the male part in said tube by elastic deformation of the wall of the tube.

Ladite partie femelle comporte une première branche s'étendant depuis le bord proximal, par rapport au portique, du tube de la partie femelle, et comprenant une première partie inclinée et une deuxième partie venant prendre appui sur ledit portique, les première et deuxième parties de la première branche formant la rampe dite d'insertion.Said female part comprises a first branch extending from the proximal edge, with respect to the gantry, of the tube of the female part, and comprising a first inclined part and a second part coming to bear on said frame, the first and second parts of the first branch forming the so-called insertion ramp.

Ladite partie femelle comporte par ailleurs une seconde branche s'étendant depuis la partie inférieure du tube sensiblement symétriquement à la première branche par rapport à un plan de symétrie passant par l'axe longitudinal dudit tube, ladite seconde branche comprenant une première partie inclinée et une deuxième partie venant prendre appui sur le portique.Said female part also comprises a second branch extending from the lower part of the tube substantially symmetrically to the first branch with respect to a plane of symmetry passing through the longitudinal axis of said tube, said second branch comprising a first inclined portion and a second part taking support on the portico.

Accessoirement, la seconde partie de la première et/ou de la seconde branche, venant prendre appui sur le portique comprend des trous pour la fixation de la partie femelle sur le portique.Incidentally, the second part of the first and / or second branch, bearing on the gantry includes holes for fixing the female part on the gantry.

De manière avantageuse, la partie femelle comporte une troisième branche incurvée s'étendant vers le haut depuis le bord distal, par rapport au portique du tube de la partie femelle, et dont la concavité est orientée vers la fente du tube, ladite troisième branche incurvée formant le moyen de guidage de la partie mâle jusqu'à la rampe dite d'insertion.Advantageously, the female part comprises a third curved branch extending upwards from the distal edge, with respect to the gantry of the tube of the female part, and whose concavity is oriented towards the slot of the tube, said third branch being curved forming the guide means of the male part to the so-called insertion ramp.

Le rayon de courbure de la troisième branche incurvée est avantageusement supérieur au rayon de courbure de la paroi interne du tube et croit depuis sa base, au niveau de la fente, jusqu'à son extrémité libre, afin de réaliser un guidage progressif de la partie mâle jusqu'à la rampe dite d'insertion.The radius of curvature of the third curved branch is advantageously greater than the radius of curvature of the inner wall of the tube and increases from its base, at the level of the slot, to its free end, in order to progressively guide the part male to the so-called insertion ramp.

Accessoirement, l'élément cylindrique est constitué d'un axe coiffé par une douille, ladite douille présentant un diamètre interne sensiblement égal au diamètre externe de l'axe et un diamètre externe sensiblement égal au diamètre interne du tube.Incidentally, the cylindrical element consists of an axis capped by a socket, said sleeve having an internal diameter substantially equal to the outer diameter of the axis and an outer diameter substantially equal to the inner diameter of the tube.

L'invention sera bien comprise, et d'autres caractéristiques et avantages de celle-ci apparaîtront, en référence aux dessins schématiques annexés, représentant, à titre d'exemple non limitatif, une forme de réalisation préférée.The invention will be better understood, and other features and advantages thereof will become apparent with reference to the accompanying diagrammatic drawings showing, by way of non-limiting example, a preferred embodiment.

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  • La figure 1 est une vue schématique en perspective représentant une structure modulaire selon l'invention dans l'état monté.The figure 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a modular structure according to the invention in the mounted state.
  • La figure 2 est une vue schématique en perspective représentant le dispositif d'accrochage d'une panne au portique de la structure modulaire.The figure 2 is a schematic perspective view showing the device for attaching a fault to the gantry of the modular structure.
  • La figure 3 est une vue similaire à la figure 2 mais représentée de face.The figure 3 is a view similar to the figure 2 but represented from the front.
  • La figure 4 est une vue en perspective de la partie femelle du dispositif d'accrochage de la panne au portique de la structure modulaire selon l'invention.The figure 4 is a perspective view of the female part of the attachment device of the gantry failure of the modular structure according to the invention.
  • La figure 5 est une vue similaire à la figure 4 mais vue de face.The figure 5 is a view similar to the figure 4 but seen from the front.

Par simplification, les parties ou éléments d'une forme de réalisation qui se retrouvent de manière identique ou similaire dans une autre forme de réalisation seront identifiés par les mêmes références numériques et ne seront pas à nouveau décrits.For simplicity, parts or elements of an embodiment that are identical or similar in another embodiment will be identified by the same reference numerals and will not be described again.

DESCRIPTION DETAILLEE D'UN MODE DE REALISATION PREFERE DE L'INVENTIONDETAILED DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

En référence à la figure 1, la structure modulaire (1) selon l'invention comprend de manière connue, des poteaux verticaux (2), rendus solidaires entre eux par des traverses (3). L'ensemble poteaux verticaux (2) et traverses (3) forme un portique (4). Une structure modulaire (1) simplifiée comprend généralement deux portiques (4). Ces portiques (4) sont agencés parallèlement l'un à l'autre et sont espacés de la longueur des pannes (5). Les pannes (5) sont utilisées pour rendre solidaire les portiques (4) entre eux pour former ainsi la structure modulaire (1). La structure modulaire comprend généralement en guise de toiture (non représentée), une toile tendue sur sa partie de toit ou bien des panneaux métalliques.With reference to the figure 1 , the modular structure (1) according to the invention comprises in a known manner, vertical posts (2), secured to each other by crosspieces (3). The vertical poles assembly (2) and sleepers (3) form a gantry (4). A simplified modular structure (1) generally comprises two gantries (4). These gantries (4) are arranged parallel to one another and are spaced from the length of the purlins (5). The purlins (5) are used to make the frames (4) integral with each other to thereby form the modular structure (1). The modular structure generally comprises as a roof (not shown), a canvas stretched over its roof portion or metal panels.

Les traverses (3) sont fixées aux poteaux verticaux (2) par des systèmes de fixation conventionnels connus de l'homme du métier, telles que des vis et boulons par exemple. Ces systèmes de fixations ne sont pas l'objet de l'invention et il pourra être envisagé d'utiliser tout autre moyen réalisant cette même fonction.The sleepers (3) are fixed to the vertical posts (2) by conventional fastening systems known to those skilled in the art, such as screws and bolts for example. These fastening systems are not the subject of the invention and it may be envisaged to use any other means performing this same function.

En référence aux figures 2 à 5, une panne (5) est un élément creux de forme allongée comprenant des bords latéraux (5a), des bords transversaux (5b), une partie inférieure (5c) et une partie supérieure (5d). La partie inférieure (5c) étant de longueur plus courte que la partie supérieure (5d) de sorte que les bords transversaux (5b) sont inclinés depuis la partie supérieure (5d) vers la partie inférieure (5c) de la panne (5) et forment sous la partie supérieure (5d) de la panne (5) un évidement. Cette forme particulière de panne (5) à bords biseautés est particulièrement adaptée pour former les pannes faîtières et sablières de la structure modulaire (1) ; les autres pannes (5) s'étendant entre les pannes faîtières et sablières pourront éventuellement consister dans des pannes parallélépipédiques. En effet, au niveau des pannes faîtières et sablières, il est avantageux de limiter l'espace séparant l'extrémité de la panne (5) avec le portique afin d'éviter l'usure, voir même la déchirure de la toile formant la toiture lors de la mise sous tension de ladite toile.With reference to Figures 2 to 5 , a failure (5) is an elongated hollow member comprising lateral edges (5a), transverse edges (5b), a lower portion (5c) and an upper portion (5d). The lower part (5c) being of shorter length than the upper part (5d) so that the transverse edges (5b) are inclined from the upper part (5d) to the lower part (5c) of the purlin (5) and form under the upper part (5d) of the fault (5) a recess. This particular form of tip (5) with beveled edges is particularly suitable for forming the ridge and sill failures of the modular structure (1); the other faults (5) extending between the ridge and sand pit purlins may possibly consist of parallelepipedic faults. Indeed, at the level of faults ridge and sand pit, it is advantageous to limit the space between the end of the tip (5) with the gantry to avoid wear, see even the tear of the fabric forming the roof when powering said web.

On observera que les pannes (5) à bords biseautés pourront être obtenues en découpant en biseau les extrémités libres d'une panne parallélépipédique destinée à s'étendre entre les pannes faîtières et sablières.It will be observed that the purlins (5) with beveled edges may be obtained by beveling the free ends of a parallelepipedal failure intended to extend between the ridge and sand pit purlins.

Alternativement, les pannes (5) à bords biseautés pourront consister dans des pannes parallélépipédiques aux extrémités libres desquelles des pièces biseautées sont rapportés par tous moyens appropriés bien connu de l'Homme du métier tels que des cordons de soudure, des rivets, etc...Alternatively, the purlins (5) with beveled edges may consist of parallelepipedic faults with free ends of which beveled parts are reported by any suitable means well known to those skilled in the art such as welding beads, rivets, etc. .

Les pannes (5) sont utilisées pour solidariser les portiques (4) entre eux. De cette manière, une panne (5) est munie, à chacune de ses extrémités, d'une partie mâle (6) apte à coopérer avec une partie femelle (7) agencée sur le portique (4).The purlins (5) are used to secure the gantries (4) to each other. In this way, a failure (5) is provided at each of its ends, a male portion (6) adapted to cooperate with a female portion (7) arranged on the frame (4).

La partie mâle (6) de la panne (5) comprend un élément cylindrique (6a) et un organe en forme de U (6b). L'organe en forme de U (6b) est agencé à l'intérieur de la panne (5), dans le prolongement de la partie inférieure (5c) sans faire saillie de la partie supérieure (5d). L'organe en forme de U (6b) comprend des trous (8) sur les deux branches du U, les trous (8) étant aptes à venir en regard avec des trous complémentaires (8a) réalisés sur les bords latéraux (5a) de la panne (5). Ces trous (8, 8a) sont destinés à recevoir des éléments de fixation tels que des vis avec boulons ou des rivets, ou tout autre moyen réalisant la fonction de fixation de l'organe en forme de U (6b) sur l'extrémité de la panne (5). Les deux branches, de l'organe en forme de U (6b), faisant saillies forment deux joues (6c) parallèles recevant entre elles, à leur extrémité libre, l'élément cylindrique (6a).The male portion (6) of the tip (5) comprises a cylindrical member (6a) and a U-shaped member (6b). The U-shaped member (6b) is arranged inside the tip (5), in the extension of the lower part (5c) without protruding from the upper part (5d). The U-shaped member (6b) comprises holes (8) on the two branches of the U, the holes (8) being able to come into contact with complementary holes (8a) formed on the lateral edges (5a) of the breakdown (5). These holes (8, 8a) are intended to receive fastening elements such as screws with bolts or rivets, or any other means performing the fastening function of the U-shaped member (6b) on the end of the breakdown (5). The two branches of the U-shaped member (6b) protruding form two cheeks (6c) parallel receiving between them, at their free end, the cylindrical member (6a).

En référence aux figures 4 et 5, la partie femelle (7), recevant la partie mâle (6) est agencée sur le portique (4). La partie femelle (7) se présente sous la forme d'une pièce profilée (9) comprenant un tube (10) destiné à recevoir la partie mâle (6) de la panne (5). Le tube (10) présente à cet effet une fente longitudinale (11) au niveau de sa partie supérieure. La largeur de la fente (11) est plus petite que le diamètre interne du tube (10).With reference to Figures 4 and 5 , the female part (7), receiving the male part (6) is arranged on the gantry (4). The female part (7) is in the form of a profiled piece (9) comprising a tube (10) intended to receive the male part (6) of the tip (5). The tube (10) has for this purpose a longitudinal slot (11) at its upper part. The width of the slot (11) is smaller than the internal diameter of the tube (10).

La partie femelle (7) comporte une première branche (12) s'étendant depuis le bord proximal, par rapport au portique (4), du tube (10) de la partie femelle (7), et comprenant une première partie inclinée (12a) et une deuxième partie venant prendre appui (12b) sur ledit portique (4), les première et deuxième parties (12a, 12b) de la première branche (12) formant la rampe dite d'insertion (13).The female part (7) comprises a first branch (12) extending from the proximal edge, with respect to the gantry (4), of the tube (10) of the female part (7), and comprising a first inclined part (12a ) and a second part bearing (12b) on said gantry (4), the first and second parts (12a, 12b) of the first leg (12) forming the so-called insertion ramp (13).

La rampe d'insertion (13) ainsi formé permet de guider l'élément cylindrique (6a) jusqu'à ce qu'il soit encliqueté dans le tube (10) de la partie femelle (7). Cela facilite également l'opération de montage d'une telle structure modulaire (1).The insertion ramp (13) thus formed makes it possible to guide the cylindrical element (6a) until it is snapped into the tube (10) of the female part (7). This also facilitates the mounting operation of such a modular structure (1).

La partie femelle (7) comporte une seconde branche (14) s'étendant depuis la partie inférieure du tube (10) sensiblement symétriquement à la première branche (12) par rapport à un plan de symétrie passant par l'axe longitudinal dudit tube (10). Cette seconde branche (14) comprend une première partie inclinée (14a) et une deuxième partie venant prendre appui (14b) sur le portique (4).The female part (7) comprises a second branch (14) extending from the lower part of the tube (10) substantially symmetrically to the first branch (12) with respect to a plane of symmetry passing through the longitudinal axis of said tube ( 10). This second branch (14) comprises a first inclined portion (14a) and a second portion bearing (14b) on the gantry (4).

La seconde partie (12b, 14b) de la première et/ou de la seconde branche (12, 14) venant prendre appui sur le portique (4) comprend des trous pour la fixation de la partie femelle (7) sur le portique (4). Lesdits moyens de fixation utilisés peuvent consister dans tous moyens bien connus de l'homme du métier réalisant cette fonction, telles que des vis avec boulons ou rivets par exemple.The second portion (12b, 14b) of the first and / or second limb (12, 14) bearing on the gantry (4) comprises holes for fixing the female part (7) to the gantry (4). ). Said fixing means used may consist of any means well known to those skilled in the art performing this function, such as screws with bolts or rivets for example.

Par ailleurs, la partie femelle (7) comporte une troisième branche incurvée (15) s'étendant vers le haut depuis le bord distal, par rapport au portique (4), du tube (10) de la partie femelle (7), et dont la concavité est orientée vers la fente (11) du tube (10). Ladite troisième branche incurvée (15) permet de réaliser le guidage de la partie mâle (6) jusqu'à la rampe dite d'insertion (13). Cela permet encore de faciliter l'opération de montage d'une telle structure modulaire (1).Furthermore, the female part (7) has a third curved branch (15) extending upwards from the distal edge, with respect to the gantry (4), of the tube (10) of the female part (7), and whose concavity is oriented towards the slot (11) of the tube (10). Said third curved limb (15) makes it possible to guide the male part (6) to the so-called insertion ramp (13). This further facilitates the mounting operation of such a modular structure (1).

Le rayon de courbure de la troisième branche incurvée (15) est supérieur au rayon de courbure de la paroi interne du tube (10) et croit depuis sa base, au niveau de la fente (11), jusqu'à son extrémité libre.The radius of curvature of the third curved limb (15) is greater than the radius of curvature of the inner wall of the tube (10) and increases from its base, at the slot (11), to its free end.

Dans une première configuration, en référence à la figure 2, les pannes (5) formant les pannes faîtières et sablières de la structure modulaire, notamment, comportent, à une première extrémité, un élément cylindrique (6a) constitué d'un axe (6d) dont le diamètre externe est sensiblement égal au diamètre interne du tube (10) et, à son extrémité opposée, un élément cylindrique (6a) constitué d'un axe (6c) dont le diamètre externe est inférieur d'une part au diamètre interne du tube (10) et d'autre part à la largeur de la fente (11) de la partie femelle (7).In a first configuration, with reference to the figure 2 , the purlins (5) forming the ridge and sill failures of the modular structure, in particular, comprise, at a first end, a cylindrical element (6a) consisting of an axis (6d) whose external diameter is substantially equal to the internal diameter of the tube (10) and, at its opposite end, a cylindrical element (6a) consisting of an axis (6c) whose outer diameter is smaller, on the one hand, than the internal diameter of the tube (10) and on the other hand to the width of the slot (11) of the female part (7).

Selon une variante d'exécution, en référence à la figure 5, l'élément cylindrique (6a) dont le diamètre externe est sensiblement égal au diamètre interne du tube (10) est constitué d'un axe (6c) coiffé par une douille (16) présentant un diamètre interne sensiblement égal au diamètre externe de l'axe (6c) et un diamètre externe sensiblement égal au diamètre interne du tube (10).According to an alternative embodiment, with reference to the figure 5 , the cylindrical element (6a) whose external diameter is substantially equal to the internal diameter of the tube (10) consists of an axis (6c) capped by a sleeve (16) having an internal diameter substantially equal to the outer diameter of the axis (6c) and an outer diameter substantially equal to the inner diameter of the tube (10).

L'introduction, lorsque le portique (4) et la panne (5) sont au niveau du sol, de l'axe (6d), ou de l'axe (6c) et de la douille (16), dans le tube (10) de la partie femelle (7) agencée sur le portique (4), permet d'autoriser la rotation de la panne (5) par rapport au portique (4) autour d'un axe de rotation perpendiculaire à l'axe longitudinal de la panne (5) en autorisant uniquement cette rotation, les autres degrés de liberté étant bloqués. Cela permet d'être plus précis lors du montage et d'éviter les efforts inutiles et les risques de détachement de la panne (5). Le montage d'une telle structure modulaire (1) en devient plus rapide et plus sécurisé.The introduction, when the gantry (4) and the failure (5) are at ground level, the axis (6d), or the axis (6c) and the sleeve (16), in the tube ( 10) of the female part (7) arranged on the gantry (4), allows to allow the rotation of the tip (5) with respect to the gantry (4) around an axis of rotation perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the fault (5) allowing only this rotation, the other degrees of freedom being blocked. This allows to be more precise during assembly and to avoid unnecessary efforts and the risk of detachment of the fault (5). The mounting of such a modular structure (1) becomes faster and more secure.

Selon une seconde configuration, les autres pannes (5), c'est-à-dire les pannes (5) destinées à s'étendre entre les pannes faîtières et sablières, comportent à leurs deux extrémités des éléments cylindriques (6a) constitués d'axes (6c) dont les diamètres externes sont légèrement inférieurs à la largeur des fentes (11) des parties femelles (7). De cette manière, les deux parties mâles (6) de la panne (5) sont engagées rapidement dans les parties femelles (7) correspondantes des portiques (4).According to a second configuration, the other purlins (5), that is to say the purlins (5) intended to extend between the ridge and aperture purlins, comprise at their two ends cylindrical elements (6a) consisting of axes (6c) whose external diameters are slightly smaller than the width of the slots (11) of the female parts (7). In this way, the two male parts (6) of the tip (5) are rapidly engaged in the corresponding female parts (7) of the frames (4).

Alternativement, ces autres pannes (5) pourront comporter à leurs deux extrémités des éléments cylindriques (6a) dont les diamètres externes sont légèrement supérieur à la largeur des fentes (11) des parties femelles (7) de telle sorte que les deux parties mâles (6) soient engagées par encliquetage dans les parties femelles (7) des portiques (4), sans pour autant sortir du cadre de l'invention.Alternatively, these other failures (5) may comprise at their two ends cylindrical elements (6a) whose external diameters are slightly greater than the width of the slots (11) of the female parts (7) so that the two male parts ( 6) are engaged by snapping into the female parts (7) of the frames (4), without departing from the scope of the invention.

On expliquera maintenant le principe de montage d'une structure modulaire suivant l'invention en référence aux figures 1 à 5.We will now explain the principle of mounting a modular structure according to the invention with reference to Figures 1 to 5 .

Lors du montage d'une telle structure modulaire (1), on commence tout d'abord par monter un premier portique (4) au sol en rendant solidaire au moins deux poteaux (2) au moyen d'au moins une traverse (3). Une fois le premier portique (4) monté et équipé de partie femelles (7) permettant de recevoir des pannes (5), on engage les axes (6d) des pannes (5) faitières et sablières, lesdits axes (6d) présentant un diamètre extérieur sensiblement égal au diamètre interne du tube (10) des parties femelles correspondantes, dans lesdits tubes (10) des parties femelles (7).When assembling such a modular structure (1), it first starts by mounting a first gantry (4) to the ground by making at least two posts (2) integral with at least one cross member (3) . Once the first gantry (4) mounted and equipped with female portions (7) for receiving faults (5), the axes (6d) of the purlins (5) and gills are engaged, said axes (6d) having a diameter outside substantially equal to the inner diameter of the tube (10) of the corresponding female parts, in said tubes (10) of the female parts (7).

Les liaisons réalisées par la coopération des axes (6d) avec les tubes (10) permettent ainsi la rotation des pannes (5) par rapport au portique (4) suivant un axe de rotation perpendiculaire à l'axe longitudinale de la panne (5) et plus précisément par rapport aux poteaux verticaux (2) du premier portique (4). Une fois cette opération terminée, on relève le premier portique (4) et on positionne un deuxième portique (4) équivalent, préalablement monté et équipé également de parties femelles (7), parallèlement au premier portique (4) et espacé de celui-ci d'une distance égale à la longueur d'une panne (5).The connections made by the cooperation of the axes (6d) with the tubes (10) thus allow the rotation of the purlins (5) with respect to the gantry (4) along an axis of rotation perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the purlin (5) and more precisely with respect to the vertical columns (2) of the first gantry (4). Once this operation is completed, the first gantry (4) is raised and a second gantry (4) equivalent, previously mounted and also equipped with female parts (7), is positioned parallel to and spaced from the first gantry (4). a distance equal to the length of a fault (5).

Le monteur utilise ensuite une barre (non représentée) permettant de soulever une par une les extrémités libres des pannes (5) fixées au premier portique (4) afin de venir engager ces extrémités et plus précisément les axes (6c) dans les tubes (10) des partie femelles (7) agencées sur le deuxième portique (4), lesdits axes (6c) présentant un diamètre légèrement inférieur à la largeur des fentes (11) des parties femelles (7). La barre utilisée est une barre quelconque et ne fait pas l'objet de l'invention. Il sera bien compris que tout autre moyen permettant de soulever la panne (5) pourra être utilisé.The fitter then uses a bar (not shown) for lifting one by one the free ends of the purlins (5) fixed to the first gantry (4) in order to engage these ends and more precisely the axes (6c) in the tubes (10). ) female portions (7) arranged on the second gantry (4), said axes (6c) having a diameter slightly less than the width of the slots (11) of the female parts (7). The bar used is any bar and is not the subject of the invention. It will be understood that any other means to lift the fault (5) can be used.

On répète cette opération autant de fois qu'il y a de pannes (5) et on obtient une structure modulaire (1) montée et apte à recevoir une toiture, telle qu'une toile tendue ou bien des panneaux métalliques.This operation is repeated as many times as there are failures (5) and we obtain a modular structure (1) mounted and adapted to receive a roof, such as a stretched canvas or metal panels.

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  1. Modular structure (1), of big top or tent type, including at least two portal structures (4), each composed of vertical posts (2) connected by cross braces (3), with the portal structures (4) being connected to each other by at least one horizontal purlin (5), with the purlin (5) being equipped at each end with a male part (6) or female part (7) that interconnect respectively with a complementary female part (7) or male part (6) provided on each portal structure (4), characterized by the fact that the male part (6) includes a cylindrical component (6a) positioned between two salient components (6c) of the purlin (5) and able to interoperate with the female part (7) composed of a shaped piece (9) including at least a tube (10) intended to accommodate the cylindrical component (6a) of the purlin (5); at one end of the purlin (5), the cylindrical component (6a; 6e) has an outside diameter essentially equal to the inside diameter of the tube (10) and, at the opposite end of the purlin (5), the cylindrical component (6a; 6d) has an outside diameter smaller than the inside diameter of the said tube (10) of the female part (7).
  2. Modular structure (1) in accordance with claim 1, characterized by the fact that the female part (7) includes a means of guidance (15) of the male part (6) as far as a so-called insertion ramp (13) assisting the insertion of the male part (6) into the female part (7) or vice versa.
  3. Modular structure (1) in accordance with either of claims 1 or 2, characterized by the fact that the male part (6) includes means of guidance (6c) of the aforesaid male part, in relation to the vertical axis, for the insertion of the said means of guidance (6c) interoperating with the female part (7) into the female part (7).
  4. Modular structure (1) in accordance with any of claims 1 to 3, characterized by the fact that the said salient components of the purlin (5) form the means of guidance in relation to the vertical axis.
  5. Modular structure (1) in accordance with claim 4, characterized by the fact that the two salient components (6c) of the purlin (5) are the two ends of a U-shaped device (6b) secured to each end of the purlin (5).
  6. Modular structure (1) in accordance with claim 5, characterized by the fact that the purlin (5) includes at least one upper part (5d), one lower part (5c) and two inclined transversal edges (5b), with the said lower part (5c) being shorter than the upper part (5d), such that the transversal edges (5b) are inclined from the upper part (5d) towards the lower part (5c) of the purlin (5), and form a hollow under the upper part (5d) of the purlin (5) in which the U-shaped device (6b) is positioned in the extension of the lower part (5c) without being salient from the upper part (5d).
  7. Modular structure (1) in accordance with any of claims 1 to 6, characterized by the fact that the female part (7) is a shaped part (9) including at least one tube (10) intended to accommodate the male part (6) of the purlin (5), and has a longitudinal slot (11) at the level of its upper part; the width of the slot is smaller than the inside diameter of the tube (10) and the outside diameter of the cylindrical component (6a) forming the male part (6), in order to clip the male part (6) into the said tube (10) by elastic distortion of the wall of the tube (10).
  8. Modular structure (1) in accordance with claim 7, characterized by the fact that the female part (7) incorporates a first branch (12) extending from the proximal edge, in relation to the portal structure (4) of the tube (10) of the female part (7), and including a first inclined part (12a) and a second part that bears (12b) on the said portal structure (4), with the first and second parts of the first branch (12) forming the said insertion ramp (13).
  9. Modular structure (1) in accordance with claim 8, characterized by the fact that the female part (7) incorporates a second branch (14) extending from the bottom of the tube (10), essentially symmetrically to the first branch (12) in relation to a plane of symmetry passing through the longitudinal axis of the said tube (10); the said second branch (14) includes a first inclined part (14a) and a second part that bears (14b) on the portal structure (4).
  10. Modular structure (1) in accordance with either of claims 8 or 9, characterized by the fact that the second part (12b; 14b) of the first and/or second branch (12; 14) bearing on the portal structure (4) incorporates holes for the securing of the female part (7) onto the portal structure (4).
  11. Modular structure (1) in accordance with any of claims 7 to 10, characterized by the fact that the female part (7) incorporates a third incurved branch (15) extending upwards from the distal edge, in relation to the portal structure (4), of the tube (10) of the female part (7), of which the concavity is oriented towards the slot (11) of the tube (10), with the said incurved third branch (15) forming the means of guidance of the male part (6) as far as the said insertion ramp (13).
  12. Modular structure (1) in accordance with claim 11, characterized by the fact that the radius of curvature of the incurved third branch (15) is greater than the radius of curvature of the interior wall of the tube (10) and increases in size from its base, at the level of the slot (11), to the free extremity.
  13. Modular structure (1) in accordance with any of claims 1 to 12, characterized by the fact that the cylindrical component (6a) is composed of a shaft (6d) capped by a socket (16), with the said socket (16) having an inside diameter essentially equal to the outside diameter of the shaft (6d), and an outside diameter essentially equal to the inside diameter of the tube (10).
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